{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-218a.1413","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 218A.1413","heading":"Trafficking in controlled substance in second degree -- Penalties.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of trafficking in a controlled substance in the second degree\nwhen:\n(a) He or she knowingly and unlawfully traffics in:\n1. Ten (10) or more dosage units of a controlled substance classified in\nSchedules I and II that is not a narcotic dr ug; or specified in KRS\n218A.1412, and which is not a synthetic drug, salvia, or marijuana; or\n2. Twenty (20) or more dosage units of a controlled substance classified in\nSchedule III;\n(b) He or she knowingly and unlawfully prescribes, distributes, supplie s, or sells\nan anabolic steroid for:\n1. Enhancing human performance in an exercise, sport, or game; or\n2. Hormonal manipulation intended to increase muscle mass, strength, or\nweight in the human species without a medical necessity; or\n(c) He or she knowing ly and unlawfully traffics in any quantity of a controlled\nsubstance specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection in an amount less than\nthe amounts specified in that paragraph.\n(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, any person wh o\nviolates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a\nClass D felony for the first offense and a Class C felony for a second or\nsubsequent offense.\n(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1)(c) of this section\nshall be guilty of:\n1. A Class D felony for the first offense, except that KRS Chapter 532 to\nthe contrary notwithstanding, the maximum sentence to be imposed\nshall be no greater than three (3) years; and\n2. A Class D felony for a second offense or subsequent offense.","path":["KRS Chapter 218A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40032","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:29Z","sha256":"13be95d3704d3ed7b675db508812d5fd463647b67c5718e3f0ed09db020e89af","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-218a.1412","next":"us-ky/krs-218a.1414"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}